Microbial Quality Of Ready-To-Eat African Salad ..........

Authors: NWAOGWUGWU GLADYS IJEOMA | Natural & Applied Sciences Microbiology Projects 31 pages 4,379 words

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ABSTRACT

The microbiological quality of African salad a special salad recipe native to Nigeria was investigated in order to provide the microbial quality of this exotic delicacy samples were purchased from five food vending sites which serve as the major business and residential area in Ikwuano L.G.A Umuahia. The predominant bacterial isolates from African salad belong to Bacillus spp, Staphylococcus spp, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas spp and Serratia spp. The fungal isolate included Fusarium spp, Rhizopus spp, Penicillium spp. and Aspergillus spp. The mean total viable plate count ranged from 2.73x107to 9.63x107, coliform count range from 2.81x105 to 8.15x106and fungal count range from 1.97x106to 6.4x107. In conclusion. the microbial quality of ready-to-eat African salad is based mainly on the hygiene Level of the food vendors preparing it.

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